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District in Limón canton, Limón province, Costa Rica District in Limón, Costa Rica
Matama
District
Matama district
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Coordinates: 9°52′11″N 83°06′26″W / 9.8696656°N 83.1073186°W / 9.8696656; -83.1073186
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonLimón
Creation10 August 1992
Area
 • Total339.13 km (130.94 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 • Total7,128
 • Density21/km (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code70104

Matama is a district of the Limón canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.

History

Matama was created on 10 August 1992 by Decreto Ejecutivo 21515-G.

Geography

Matama has an area of 339.13 km and an elevation of 17 metres.

Locations

  • Poblados: Aguas Zarcas, Asunción, Bananito Norte, Bearesem, Beverley, Calle Tranvía, Castillo Nuevo, Dondonia, Filadelfia Norte, Filadelfia Sur, Kent, María Luisa, Mountain Cow, Paraíso, Polonia, Quitaría, Río Banano, San Cecilio, Tigre, Trébol, Westfalia

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1892633—    
20006,410+2.17%
20117,128+0.97%
202212,473+5.22%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Matama had a population of 7,128 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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